BETHEL — The SCOTTY Fund will host its annual town picnic on Saturday to raise money for the organization’s efforts to help children with illnesses and their families.

The event will be held from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday on the front lawn of the municipal center. Admission is $7 and includes all amusements, games, pony rides, contests and entertainment. Food, drinks, a bake sale and food trucks, which are new this year, will be available.

The SCOTTY Fund aims to provide financial and family support to children with life-threatening or critical illness in Bethel and surrounding areas. More than $1 million has been raised since the nonprofit was founded in 1996 in memory of Scott Anderson, a 3-year-old who died from cancer.

The organization gives grants to the families for medical expenses, transportation and more, in addition to offering nightly meals, child care and grocery shopping.